A huge barrier to cities taking major steps to become more climate-resilience is how to pay for the projects that are needed. How will they get more money from taxpayers and users of water, energy, and other public services? How will they borrow money from capital…
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May 25, 2018 | Cities, Citywide Scale, Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, District Scale, System Scale
Even as cities have taken over the world–sheltering half of humanity, producing most of the economic output and GHG emissions, and beginning to supplant nation-states as leaders of practical and innovative governance–they have become the setting for massive, radical redesign. The “century of the city,” as…
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April 27, 2018 | Cities, Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, Consumption Reduction, Energy Efficiency
Whatever cities do to curb the GHG emissions within their boundaries, it won’t be enough if they don’t ensure that all new buildings constructed during the next decades are decarbonized. In many cities, new construction to accommodate growing populations is a major potential source of emissions.…
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It is estimated that by 2050, three out of four people on Earth will live in cities. It is clear that the ramifications of this global human migration are enormous, especially in light of the disastrous effects of climate change. The balance between population, human habitats,…
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Like just about everything else about modern cities, apartments were a big change from what cities were like before the 20th century. “The Evolution of the Apartment,” a short article in The New York Times, traces the changes in the design of living space in buildings, and…
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March 15, 2018 | Adaptive Futures, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Climate Innovation Laboratory Cities, Consumption Reduction, Green Branding, Renewable Energy, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Transformation
The creative destruction of the fossil-fuel energy sector that is underway offers cities unique economic opportunities, as well as the pain of a massive transition. Few cities have done more than Vancouver to convert the opportunities into short-term economic activity and long-term positioning in the emerging…
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